02/28/2003, 9:55am, EST

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Mobile classroom uses 3G for connectivity

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The Telecomputer Bus showcases the power of the 3G mobile phone network by connecting 21 Macs located in a mobile classroom to the Internet via the O2 phone network's 3G mobile phone network, which in testing at Isle of Man. The next-generation phone network promises fast net services, video clips and picture messaging on mobile phones.

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106774 02/28, 11:40am, EST Excellent!

What a great thing, not to mention a great way for Apple to get the attention of school districts. Fill a bus with the Apple Store, and take it on the road. The kids will be taling about it for weeks after the bus is gone, and they will realize what a bunch of crap their Win PCs are....

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106776 02/28, 11:47am, EST spelling

...too bad you can't go back to school to learn how to spell.

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106781 02/28, 12:31pm, EST what?

Do people have to complain about everything these days? If the article has nothing to complain about then you have to complain about the posters comments!

How childish :(

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106783 02/28, 1:20pm, EST what what?

I hate people who complain about complainers.

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106785 02/28, 1:29pm, EST ACOT

I remember an article about this many years ago - the telecomputer bus was part of the Apple Classroom Of Tomorrow (ACOT) project and used to house an Appleshare IP based network with powermacs.

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106786 02/28, 1:33pm, EST This is news?

Hello? McFly? 3G is out, its old news, been using it with my TiBook for awhile

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106788 02/28, 2:02pm, EST not exactly.

what you're using is most likely whats become known in the industry as 2.5G. This test project on the Isle, picked for it's isolation, is a TRUE 3G network, the likes of which are not yet online in the States, which offers pretty incedible speed. As much as I love the service I get thru my Vision handset on my laptop, it certainly wouldnt be adequate to distribute to a network like they're doing...

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106789 02/28, 2:20pm, EST snobs

..with our BMW apple computers we can afford to be snobs after all, that is why we have apple computers...

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106793 02/28, 3:42pm, EST errr u have 3G ??

can u explain how u got 3G ? and whos the service provider .?? if u are in the UK u might have 3G if ur a tester but if not then u aint got it cos the only service provider lauching it NOW is "3" by hutchinson telecom and if u ask me its far too expensive for even a gimmick lover !!

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